Antonyms for past
pæst, pɑstpast

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. past

   Antonyms:
   present, unspent

   Synonyms:
   spent, gone by, elapsed, departed, late

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1. • Time Period

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. past, past times, yesteryearnoun

   the time that has elapsed

   "forget the past"

   Antonyms:
   hereafter, futurity, time to come, future, instant, prox, rising, inst, immediate, early, in store(p), existing, incoming, coming(a), emerging, present(a), future day, proximo, forthcoming, latter-day, upcoming, approaching

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

2. pastnoun

   a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

   "reporters dug into the candidate's past"

   Antonyms:
   time to come, futurity, hereafter, future, existing, early, prox, present(a), future day, proximo, approaching, coming(a), emerging, latter-day, inst, in store(p), upcoming, rising, incoming, instant, forthcoming, immediate

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

3. past, past tenseadjective

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

   Antonyms:
   futurity, hereafter, future, time to come, present(a), incoming, future day, existing, forthcoming, inst, rising, approaching, early, prox, coming(a), latter-day, in store(p), instant, proximo, upcoming, immediate, emerging

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

4. pastadjective

   earlier than the present time; no longer current

   "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

   Antonyms:
   hereafter, futurity, future, time to come, forthcoming, emerging, early, prox, coming(a), latter-day, immediate, existing, inst, proximo, rising, approaching, in store(p), incoming, future day, present(a), instant, upcoming

   Synonyms:
   past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)

5. past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)adverb

   of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

   "a retiring member of the board"

   Antonyms:
   futurity, hereafter, future, time to come, instant, emerging, incoming, upcoming, in store(p), early, inst, latter-day, immediate, rising, present(a), approaching, coming(a), existing, prox, forthcoming, proximo, future day

6. by, pastadverb

   so as to pass a given point

   "every hour a train goes past"

   Antonyms:
   futurity, time to come, hereafter, future, early, upcoming, approaching, existing, forthcoming, proximo, future day, latter-day, incoming, prox, in store(p), inst, present(a), immediate, coming(a), emerging, rising, instant

   Synonyms:
   by, aside, away

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pastadjective

   Synonyms:
   bygone, elapsed, preterite, preterit

2. pastnoun

   Associated words:
   preterist, preterition, pretermission, preteritive, preterit, aorist, aoristic, retrospect, retrospective, retrospection, antiquary, antiquity, antiquarian, quondam, antecedent, antecedence, antecedents

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. retroactive

   i don't knlw but it shjure has a long half life.

   Submitted by rinat on October 3, 2019  

How to use past in a sentence?

1. Murithi Mutiga:

   In the past, the security forces concentrated their efforts in parts of the country that are Muslim majority, Muslim-dominated, now it's much harder because al Shabaab has shown its adaptability by recruiting from outside the traditional areas.

2. Guy Cecil:

   Initially the press conferences they were doing might have been benefiting the president because the consequences of his actions weren't clear and present, fast forward a month later, and you're now past 50,000 dead.

3. Firas Abdullah:

   Hundreds of bombs are dropping on us, there have been 300 airstrikes in the past three days, people are suffering from their wounds. We can hear the crying and the screaming of the women and children in their homes.

4. Gareth Rees:

   We are disappointed to see Kieran Crowley leave, however, we appreciate all Kieran Crowley has given our program over the past eight years and wish both Kieran Crowley and Kieran Crowley family the very best as Kieran Crowley takes on a new challenge in Europe.

5. Ingrid Weir:

   Your past doesn't define you. Only your present and your future. If your life is screwed up, stop making excuses. What are you going to do about it today?

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